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Exim India web site
OCTOBER 29, 2024
  • Revamped Interest Subvention Scheme for exporters in the offing
  • Red Sea crisis and other key factors contributing to increased carbon emissions: Report
  • PIL and SSES complete inaugural LNG bunkering of PIL's first LNG dual-fuel 14,000 TEU container ship
  • India's polyester exports affected by Turkiye's measures
  • CBDT extends due date for furnishing Return of Income for Assessment Year 2024-25 to November 15
  • Libya's new security & safety measures for tankers arriving at oil terminals from Black Sea ports
  • GDP growth seen at 6.9-7.1 pc for FY25: NIPFP
  • Participation in Rotterdam Port's Secure Chain increasing
  • DP World extends its Sustainable Development Impact Disclosure to three more countries
  • China launches first carbon-neutral waterborne green service area
  • Transpacific spot rates falling despite demand setting new records
  • Cumin seed exports surge from Gujarat

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International Transport Journal web site
OCTOBER 29, 2024
  • Northrail buys twelve locos
  • A new JV for old-timers
  • China opens another railfreight corridor
  • Blue economy talks in Barcelona
  • Along the trans-Caspian route
  • Hong Kong Air Cargo welcomes new chairman
  • Building a new aviation maintenance hub at CVG
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Ireland and Indiana to tighten trade ties
  • AI-driven revenue management solution launched
  • First class 8 H2-truck in daily service
  • Acito Logistics celebrates its tenth anniversary
  • Breuninger boosts in Sachsenheim

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The Loadstar web site
OCTOBER 28, 2024
  • Four arrested in Poland over DHL parcel explosive plot
  • Asia Pacific airfreight market on the up, despite manufacturing slowdown
  • OceanX: 'DSV vs Kuehne' revisited...awaiting M�rsk
  • Customs clearance the main bottleneck at Mexican ports as traffic builds
  • Trump second term would pose a 'destructive risk to the container market'
  • Wan Hai and Cosco step up box ship 'arms race' with more newbuild orders
  • UP steams ahead of its N American intermodal rivals in Q3
  • Damaged bulker Ruby can finally unload volatile cargo, at UK's Gt Yarmouth port
  • Jacob David joins Etihad Cargo to lead product innovation
  • How US intermodal operators are killing their own industry
  • Czech Airlines closes door on 'OK' code after 101 years

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Marine Log web site
OCTOBER 28, 2024
  • Patriot Offshore wins 10-year Jones Act CTV contract
    Patriot Offshore Maritime Services, N.Y., a subsidiary of Liberty Green Logistics based in Lake Success, N.Y., reports that it has been awarded a U.S. industry defining, ten-year crew transfer vessel (CTV) services
  • SF Bay Ferry wins $12.5M CalSTA electrification grant
    San Francisco Bay Ferry reports that it has been awarded $12.5 million grant by the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) to bring zero-emission, battery-electric ferry service to the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal

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Container News web site
OCTOBER 28, 2024
  • Associated British Ports acquires land to drive future expansion
    Associated British Ports (ABP) has acquired 85,000m² of land on the western side of the Port of Immingham in an off-market transaction. The acquired land is positioned with frontage to Humber Road and Rosper Road, forming an important additional step to the future expansion of the port estate owned by the UK's largest ports group. The land has a live hybrid outline planning application for up to
  • MT Group to build first hydrogen station in Baltic States
    MT Group, an EPC Contractor of European energy infrastructure projects, has signed a major contract with the Klaipeda State Seaport Authority to build a green hydrogen production and refueling station in the Port of Klaipeda. This will be the first hydrogen station in the Baltic States, with a total projected value of €10.5 million (US$11.3 million). Under the contract, MT Group will undertake th
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen secures US$766 million logistics deal
    Norway-based car carrier operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen has entered into a five-year agreement with an agriculture, forestry and roadbuilding equipment manufacturer. The new shipping and logistics agreement will launch on 1 December and is valued at approximately US$766 million in total, based on expected volumes over the five-year period. Rates are in line with current market levels and the agree
  • Georgia Ports records over 450,000 TEUs in September
    In its second busiest September on record, the Georgia Ports Authority handled 450,700 TEUs last month, translating to an increase of 12 %, compared to the same month last year. "In September, we saw front-loading of containers as customers worked to ensure cargo availability ahead of the holiday shopping season," said GPA President and CEO Griff Lynch. "I'd like to thank our customers for relyin
  • Visualizing Panama Canal's Impact on Global Trade
    The Panama Canal, a vital artery of international maritime trade, is currently grappling with significant challenges that threaten its operational efficiency and economic viability. This content is locked Select a CN Premium Subscription Package To Unlock The Content! If you liked this post, please consider donating The post appeared first on Container News .

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Splash web site
OCTOBER 28, 2024
  • Lila Global sells boxship
    United Arab Emirates-based Lila Global is halving its container arm, selling an 18-year-old, 1,118 teu containership named Lila Canada for a price brokers put in the low $6ms. The feeder has changed hands a number of times in recent years. It was added as Valencia Elizabeth last year. Prior to that it was called Songa ...
  • RATS, bots and reverse proxy phishing: why cyber criminals have shipping in their sights
    Attackers are using ever more sophisticated approaches to infiltrate a sector that is increasingly within reach, writes Nicolas Furgé, president of digital at Marlink. Cyber risk is seen by many as a fact of life but for a long time, the shipping industry's comparative isolation from threats was its greatest advantage. Small volumes of low ...
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen bags $766m transport deal
    Norwegian car carrier operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen has entered into a five-year agreement with an unknown client described by the company as an agriculture, forestry, and roadbuilding equipment manufacturer. The new multi-year shipping and logistics agreement is a renewed deal and will begin on December 1, 2024, and is valued at approximately $766m in total, based ...
  • KKR-backed OMS books cable layer series at Royal IHC
    Malaysian provider of subsea digital infrastructure solutions OMS Group has moved to expand its fleet of fibre optic cable-laying vessels with a series of newbuilds at Dutch builder Royal IHC. The Kuala Kuala Lumpur-based outfit, backed by US investment firm KKR, will see the first vessel delivered in 2027, outfitted with a cutting-edge fibre optic ...
  • COSCO taps Hudong-Zhonghua for boxship sextet
    Hot on the heels of Seaspan's order for 13,600 teu newbuilds, Chinese boxship giant COSCO Shipping Lines has signed up for six similar-sized ships at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding. The world's fourth-largest containerline has tapped the CSSC-affiliated yard for a conventionally-fuelled series delivering by 2027. The 336-m-long newbuilds will be fitted with scrubbers and energy-saving devices such
  • Milaha inks Qatari fibre cable system deal worth $71m
    A subsidiary of Qatar's Milaha has secured an EPCIC contract award for the New Fiber Link Project with the North Oil Company (NOC). Milaha said that the subsidiary, Halul Offshore Services Company, won a contract worth over QAR 262m ($71.7m). The project is supposed to significantly enhance connectivity and data transmission capabilities within Qatar's energy sector. ...
  • Maritime CEO Forum Monaco: Navigating extreme volatility in the 2020s
    Last week's Maritime CEO Forum held at the Monaco Yacht Club kicked off with a new session entitled The Big Issues in which two owners, a manager and an analyst were probed on a huge range of major topics in less than an hour by Sam Chambers, Splash's editorial director. Chambers, who started covering shipping ...
  • Wan Hai orders its largest ships to date
    Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines continues to expand its newbuilding orderbook with eight 16,000 teu vessels booked in South Korea-the biggest boxships the company has ever ordered. The world's 11th largest containerline, which had ordered around 40 ships during the box shipping boom of 2021 and 2022, has contracted Samsung Heavy Industries and HD Hyundai Samho ...
  • US town opposes Avangrid's offshore wind project landing
    US Iberdrola subsidiary Avangrid is facing stiff opposition over the company's proposal to land New England Wind 2 power cables on the beach of Barnstable, Massachusetts. The town's councillors have voted to oppose Avangrid's proposal to land the 1.8GW offshore wind project's cables on Dowses Beach arguing environmental concerns. Residents advocating against the proposal said ...
  • Controversial ship carrying ammonium nitrate set to discharge cargo in the UK today
    A controversial Russia-linked bulk carrier loaded with a potentially explosive cargo of 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate will dock in the port of Great Yarmouth on Britain's east coast today having been denied entry at a number of other European ports over the past two months. The 37,000 dwt open hatch carrier Ruby suffered damage ...
  • Mitsubishi Heavy debuts satellite technology capable of tracking the dark fleet
    Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has debuted satellite technology that can keep track of the dark fleet across the globe. Mitsubishi Heavy has developed a device that, like other Earth-observation equipment, takes images of terrestrial objects, but unlike other satellite technology, simultaneously processes that visual data using artificial intelligence. The satellite-mounted detector, called
  • South African crewing firm launched
    EQ8 Crew has been launched in South Africa, aiming to create a market for South African seafarers. The shareholders of Noatun Maritime, Carl Martin Faannessen and Jøran Nøstvik, have forged a partnership with EQ8 Recruit, a maritime recruitment consultancy. Noatun is best known for its Filipino crewing background. Africa is being discussed more and more ...
  • Taylor Maritime offloads four bulkers
    London-listed Taylor Maritime Investments (TMI) has revealed sales of four of its vessels for a total of $65.5m. The Ed Buttery-led bulker outfit said in a trading update it had agreed to offload four unnamed 28,000 dwt to 38,000 dwt handysize vessels built between 2008 and 2020 during the third quarter. The company's fleet stood ...

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Lloyd's List web site
OCTOBER 28, 2024
  • Bulk commodity shipping faces lacklustre demand growth, end to disruption upside
    Longer routes due to the Russia-Ukraine war and Red Sea crisis will remain in place, but voyages are unlikely to...
  • Bulker reports multiples explosions in Red Sea
    A bulker carrier has reported three explosions in close proximity while transiting the Red Sea. The incident is the first...
  • Daily Briefing
    NOx regulations are not working, raising doubts over future fuels policy | French politicians back plan for permanent windfall tax...
  • NOx regulations are failing, raising doubts over future fuels policy
    While the industry focuses on reducing CO2, the failure of previous attempts to regulate NOx should serve as a salutary...
  • French politicians back plan for permanent windfall tax on CMA CGM
    Boxship giant will pay up hundreds of millions of euros in 'patriotic spirit' provided measure is temporary, Rodolphe Saadé says
  • The week in charts: Container shipping rates show signs of life | Black Sea attacks threaten global food security | Greece-owned ships are top Houthi target
    The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index increased 6% versus the prior week, its largest weekly gain since late June; attacks on...
  • US retail inventories overshoot sales by $26bn
    US retail inventories are overshooting their post-financial crisis trend. This could foreshadow a slowdown in box demand
  • Bean confirmed as London Club chief executive
    Club is seen as being on the mend after a sharply improved technical result and boost to entered tonnage
  • Seafarers enjoying the longer voyages round Africa
    Seafarers on ships shunning the Red Sea are receiving more downtime and training, boosting morale, according to The Mission to...
  • Shipowner TMI cashes in on 'historically high' bulker values
    TMI successfully completed its acquisition of Singapore-based Grindrod in August 2024 and continues to reduce its debt as it takes...
  • US sanctions architect: 'We can't sanction dark fleet by ourselves'
    Daleep Singh, the deputy national security adviser for international economics, suggested that not all dark fleet* tankers circumventing sanctions on...
  • Ports given guidelines to tackle modern slavery and smuggling
    Ports should confirm their targeting model and map their supply chain to identify potential modern slavery cases, the report said...
  • Ruby to tranship ammonium nitrate at Great Yarmouth
    The damaged bulker will tranship 20,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate will to another ship, then proceed to drydock for repairs
  • Wan Hai doubles down on methanol with orders for eight neo-panamax boxships
    Move comes despite wavering industry confidence in methanol as an alternative fuel, following Maersk's shift in its stance on using...
  • Union reiterates safety concerns after subcontractor dies at Hyundai Heavy yard
    Tragedy comes after the Federation of Korean Trade Unions already confirmed 18 fatal accidents at various shipyards across South Korea...
  • Cosco strengthens orderbook with more boxships from Hudong-Zhonghua
    Cosco's orderbook has been further expanded, narrowing the gap with its larger rival and partner in the Ocean Alliance, CMA...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
OCTOBER 28, 2024
  • Offshore project delivers Virginia cargo windfall
    The Port of Virginia is enjoying a 372% surge in breakbulk cargo volumes thanks largely to handling cargo shipments supporting a 2.6-gigawatt offshore wind project.
  • Automation key to improving broker efficiency metrics: experts
    Some freight brokers are increasing the number of loads they can book per day with software that automates repetitive components of the booking process.
  • Zim's restructured Med-US services add transshipment options
    By reworking two trans-Atlantic connections, Zim will offer new port coverage in Italy and Turkey while also offering more ways to connect with South America.
  • Intra-Asia container rates rebound on typhoon-tightened capacity
    Forwarders say intra-Asia pricing is strengthening amid congestion-based blank sailings and strong demand, and carriers are marshalling another round of peak season rate increases.
  • Oilfield services titans shift focus to gas, deepwater developments
    The decline in oil prices has prompted diversification of projects for Baker Hughes and SLB.
  • ILA, USMX to resume talks on new master contract in November
    Maritime employers and the longshore union representing dockworkers along the US East and Gulf coasts will restart negotiations in New Jersey next month, with automation the main issue at hand.

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TradeWinds web site
OCTOBER 28, 2024
  • Acquisitive eyes turn to next Middle East offshore shipping takeover after Greeks muscle in
    M3's Robert Day identifies Vortex Offshore as a likely target in changing sector
  • Greek bulker reports explosions as Houthi menace on shipping reawakens
    Incident reported by Reefer & General ship is the first Houthi attack reported in more than two weeks
  • Higher charter rates and vessel sales drive up Wintermar profit
    Offshore company says average charter rates were up 23%
  • Israel's 'relatively contained' missile strikes on Iran could boost tanker sentiment
    US analysts join research chorus seeing opportunity in 'oversold' public tanker equities
  • Higher charter rates and vessel sales drives up Wintermar profit
    Offshore company says average charter rates up 23%
  • 'Less usual' demand drivers could come into play for tankers, says shipping investor Gersemi
    Joakim Hannisdahl-led fund sees floating storage business as a potential boost for the sector
  • Yieldstreet strikes deal to end class action lawsuit over ship recycling finance losses
    The settlement will see digital investment company pay $6.2m and forgive $2.75m in fees
  • Viewpoint: Battle over Seanergy tests whether the Marshall Islands could become uninvestable
    Court case could determine whether republic retains its status as a popular offshore jurisdiction for IPOs, corporate governance expert says
  • Equinor forges 'industry-defining' charter with Liberty Green for wind project
    Patriot Offshore unit to build second crew transfer vessel at US yard
  • Kuwaiti aframax ships first petrol cargo from giant new African refinery
    Potential new export route to Europe could compensate for reduced tanker imports into Nigeria
  • 'Loud and public' analyst downgrades have hurt tanker share prices, investor Joakim Hannisdahl says
    Gersemi Asset Management principal stays bullish on sector prospects over the next two to three years
  • 'Not so far-fetched': ABS looks at nuclear-powered LNG carrier
    Study of first concept for the sector finds potential pitfalls - and payoffs
  • New Fortress offshore LNG plant begins producing at full capacity
    Third shipment waved off on board BW Pavilion Leeara, company says
  • Wan Hai Lines inks $1.6bn order for methanol dual fuel neo-panamax container ships
    Eight vessels of 16,000 teu to be built in South Korea and will be Taiwanese operator's largest-ever ships
  • 'No photos': German ship 'carrying Israeli explosives' seen docked in Albania
    Police deter reporters from covering apparent berthing of controversial Kathrin
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen books big high and heavy contract as renewal push rolls on
    Oslo-listed owner has significant amount of its backlog up for renewal this year
  • New Fortress offshore LNG plant starts producing at full capacity
    Third shipment waved off onboard BW Pavilion Leeara, company says
  • Scorpio Tankers could surprise on rates with stock valuation weaker, Fearnley says
    Investment bank slightly behind consensus on earnings but Q4 booking expectations could be too low
  • Clarksons Securities slashes 2025 tanker rate forecasts on weaker demand and says stocks are too cheap
    Investment bank believes stock market valuations are still too conservative
  • Color Group hires five banks for bond refinancing
    Owner says outlook for 2024 is expected to be in line with previous year
  • Money talks: Newbuilding ownership now concentrated in fewer hands, Clarksons says
    Shipping may still be a fragmented sector, but a smaller number of companies is leading investment in new vessels
  • Russia provided ship target data to Houthis to back deadly Red Sea campaign, intelligence sources claim
    Report says Putin regime has aided Yemeni rebels' attacks
  • Asia Pacific Shipping extends newbuilding spree to $1bn with stainless steel chemical tankers
    Vietnamese company has ordered 15 newbuildings this year
  • 'Power of China': Cosco Shipping inks six new container ships at domestic shipyard in RMB deal
    Liner shipping giant opts for conventional fuel
  • George Procopiou's Dynacom Tankers tied to sale of tanker trio at healthy price
    Ice-class vessels said to be sailing into fleet of Middle Eastern buyer
  • Damaged bulker bearing potentially explosive Russian cargo to unload in UK after two-month odyssey
    Crew's ordeal set to end as Great Yarmouth agrees to take ammonium nitrate from the Ruby

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American Shipper web site
OCTOBER 28, 2024
  • Dockworkers expand strike at Montreal port
    Canada's second-busiest port is bracing for another protest by 1,200 longshore employees who have been refusing overtime work since Oct. 10.
  • Gulf Coast ports post sluggish cargo movements in September
    Ports in Houston and Corpus Christi posted modest gains in freight movements during September, while the Port of New Orleans saw mixed results.
  • Zim adds new Mediterranean-US East Coast direct services
    Zim Integrated Shipping Services is restructuring its Cross-Atlantic services connecting Mediterranean ports with North and South America.

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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